underdog1924
02-05-2004, 04:38 PM
My friend has a couple guitars (Ovation and Epiphone). I asked him to borrow the Epiphone (PR5E/VS model) because it has a pickup and wanted to record a couple things onto my computer. Well, upon getting it home and restringing it (he hasn't played it in atleast a year, the strings were black with corrosion), I noticed a few things.
One, open strings play fine, but when you hit a fretted string there's an obnoxious rattle coming from under the saddle. YOu can barely hear the notes because of it. I tap the top next to the saddle and you can hear the rattle.
Second, when I plugged the guitar in and recorded a couple things, there was a massive amount of noise and the guitar was barely audible. Probably has something to do with the first point.
Third, the top below the saddle is bulged gigantically. I've figured this is from drying out. I put a cheap little humidifier thing in the case to help that, though I don't think it will do much.
Unfortunately I can't send it to Epiphone for warranty work because he's not the orginal owner and can't transfer it. He said I can do what I like with it, so I'd like to fix it up and pass it along to someone who can make better use of what is pretty good guitar for someone who's looking to start. I'd use it, but while it lacks a pickup, my Big Baby sounds light years better than the Epiphone. :lol
Any ideas? I know I can take it to a tech but would prefer to see my options first. Thanks for the help.
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One, open strings play fine, but when you hit a fretted string there's an obnoxious rattle coming from under the saddle. YOu can barely hear the notes because of it. I tap the top next to the saddle and you can hear the rattle.
Second, when I plugged the guitar in and recorded a couple things, there was a massive amount of noise and the guitar was barely audible. Probably has something to do with the first point.
Third, the top below the saddle is bulged gigantically. I've figured this is from drying out. I put a cheap little humidifier thing in the case to help that, though I don't think it will do much.
Unfortunately I can't send it to Epiphone for warranty work because he's not the orginal owner and can't transfer it. He said I can do what I like with it, so I'd like to fix it up and pass it along to someone who can make better use of what is pretty good guitar for someone who's looking to start. I'd use it, but while it lacks a pickup, my Big Baby sounds light years better than the Epiphone. :lol
Any ideas? I know I can take it to a tech but would prefer to see my options first. Thanks for the help.
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